B.3. Desktop Client Access Software

Years ago, the text-editing phase of software development would typically take place using host-based character-oriented editors like vi or emacs (Unix) and EDT or TPU (OpenVMS). The ascendancy of readily networked personal computers has brought the attractive alternative of editing programs on one computer while testing and debugging them on another.

Here we suggest, where possible, shareware or freeware tools for your consideration. You will need a way to edit plain text files, a way to upload them to the target Itanium system, and a way to log into your account on the Itanium system and use the command-line tools there.

Because of concerns about security, the managers of many systems disparage or forbid ...

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